Matthieu
Matthieu is a given name or surname. It comes from French Matthieu, which is from Latin Matthaeus, derived from Greek Ματθαῖος (Matthaios) from Hebrew מתתיהו (Matatyahu), מתיתיהו (Matityahu), meaning "gift of the Lord; gift of Yahweh". The name may refer to:
- French
Meaning & Origin of Matthieu
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Matthieu is a given name or surname. It comes from French Matthieu, which is from Latin Matthaeus, derived from Greek Ματθαῖος (Matthaios) from Hebrew מתתיהו (Matatyahu), מתיתיהו (Matityahu), meaning "gift of the Lord; gift of Yahweh". The name may refer to:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- French
The Story of Matthieu
The earliest SSA record of Matthieu as a baby boy name dates back to 1971, when 5 babies received it. 1998 was its biggest year on record, with 36 newborns named Matthieu — #2,394 in the national rankings. About 25% of every Matthieu on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Matthieu ranks #6,425 for baby boys with 13 births, falling sharply (-19%). All told, over 1K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Matthieu
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About the name Matthieu
Matthieu is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1971 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Matthieu's peak popularity came in 1998 when it ranked #2,394. Use the chart and map above to compare Matthieu's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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